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There have been
Israeli Arab members of the
Knesset ever since the
first Knesset elections in 1949. The following is a list of the 100 past and present members. Some
Israeli Druze dispute the label "Arab" and consider Druze to be a separate ethnic group. However, because they speak
Arabic as their first language they are still included in this list.
Knesset member
Party(s)
Knesset(s)
Notes
Mansour Abbas
United Arab List
21 ,
22 ,
23 ,
24 ,
25
Sunni Muslim
Hamad Amar
Yisrael Beiteinu
18 ,
19 ,
20 ,
22 ,
23 ,
24 ,
25
Druze
Youssef Atauna
Hadash
20 ,
25
Yasir Hujeirat
United Arab List
25
Waleed Alhwashla
United Arab List
25
Iman Khatib-Yasin
United Arab List
23 ,
24 ,
25
Sunni Muslim
Ayman Odeh
Hadash
20 ,
21 ,
22 ,
23 ,
24 ,
25
Non-religious (raised Sunni Muslim)
Waleed Taha
United Arab List
22 ,
23 ,
24 ,
25
Ahmad Tibi
Ta'al
15 ,
16 ,
17 ,
18 ,
19 ,
20 ,
21 ,
22 ,
23 ,
24 ,
25
Sunni Muslim
Aida Touma-Suleiman
Hadash
20 ,
21 ,
22 ,
23 ,
24 ,
25
Knesset member
Party(s)
Knesset(s)
Notes
Ahmed A-Dahar
Progress and Development
4 ,
5
Afu Agbaria
Hadash
18 ,
19
Taleb Abu Arar
United Arab List
Joint List
19 ,
20
Bedouin
Mahmud A-Nashaf
Agriculture and Development
4
Hamad Abu Rabia
Arab List for Bedouins and Villagers
Alignment
United Arab List
8 ,
9
Labib Hussein Abu Rokan
Cooperation and Brotherhood
4
Jabar Asakla
Joint List
22 ,
23
Druze
Assad Assad
Likud
13
Shafik Assad
Dash
Democratic Movement
Ahva
Telem
9
Zeidan Atashi
Shinui
9 ,
11
Juma Azbarga
Joint List
20
Bedouin
Mohammad Barakeh
Hadash
15 ,
16 ,
17 ,
18 ,
19
Former Deputy
Knesset speaker
Zouheir Bahloul
Zionist Union
20
Sunni Muslim
[1]
Rostam Bastuni
Mapam
2
Azmi Bishara
Balad
14 ,
15 ,
16 ,
17
Ahmed Dabbah
Kadima
18
Abdulwahab Darawshe
Alignment
Arab Democratic Party
11 ,
12 ,
13 ,
14
Abdulmalik Dehamshe
United Arab List
14 ,
15 ,
16
Deputy
Knesset speaker
Yussef Diab
Cooperation and Brotherhood
4
Seif el-Din el-Zoubi
Democratic List of Nazareth
Democratic List for Israeli Arabs
Progress and Development
Cooperation and Development
Alignment
United Arab List
1 ,
2 ,
3 ,
6 ,
7 ,
8 ,
9 ,
Hussein Faris
Mapam
12
Issawi Frej
Meretz
19 ,
20 ,
21 ,
24
Sunni Muslim
[2]
Basel Ghattas
Balad
Joint List
19 ,
20
Christian
Mazen Ghanaim
Ra'am
24
Masud Ghnaim
United Arab List
Joint List
18 ,
19 ,
20
Sunni Muslim
Emile Habibi
Maki
Rakah
2 ,
3 ,
5 ,
6 ,
7
Haneh Hadad
Labor Party
13
Christian
Rafik Haj Yahia
One Nation
Labor Party
14
Walid Haj Yahia
Left Camp of Israel
Meretz
9 ,
13 ,
14
Faras Hamdan
Agriculture and Development
2 ,
3
Yussuf Hamis
Mapam
3 ,
4 ,
5
Said al-Harumi
Joint List
Ra'am
20 ,
22 ,
23 ,
24
Bedouin
Salah-Hassan Hanifes
Progress and Work
2 ,
3
Druze
Akram Hasson
Kadima
Kulanu
18 ,
20
Druze
Nadia Hilou
Labor Party
17
Christian
Ibrahim Hijazi
Joint List
20
Sunni Muslim
Halil-Salim Jabara
Ahdut HaAvoda
5
Hussniya Jabara
Meretz
15
First female Arab MK
Yousef Jabareen
Joint List
Hadash -
Ta'al
Joint List
20 ,
21 ,
22 ,
23
Sunni Muslim
Amin-Salim Jarjora
Democratic List of Nazareth
1
Muhamad Kanan
United Arab List
Arab National Party
15
Masaad Kassis
Democratic List for Israeli Arabs
2 ,
3
Melkite
Ayoob Kara
Likud
15 ,
16 ,
18 ,
20
Druze, Former Deputy
Knesset speaker
Hamad Khalaily
Alignment
10
Tawfik Khatib
United Arab List
Arab National Party
14 ,
15
Raleb Majadele
Labour
16 ,
17 ,
18 ,
19
First Muslim Arab Minister.
Minister without Portfolio (2007),
Minister of Science, Culture and Sport (2007–2009)
Hashem Mahameed
Hadash
Balad
United Arab List
National Unity – National Progressive Alliance
12 ,
13 ,
14 ,
15
Issam Makhoul
Hadash
15 ,
16
Ibtisam Mara'ana
Labour
24
Mufid Mari
Blue and White
24
Druze
Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf
Joint List
20
Druze
Nawaf Massalha
Alignment
Labor Party
One Israel
12 ,
13 ,
14 ,
15
Deputy Minister, Deputy
Knesset speaker
Mohammed Miari
Progressive List for Peace
11 ,
12
Jabr Moade
Democratic List for Israeli Arabs
Cooperation and Brotherhood
Cooperation and Development
Druze Party
Progress and Development
Alignment
United Arab List
2 ,
3 ,
5 ,
6 ,
7 ,
8 ,
9
Deputy Minister, Druze
Gadeer Mreeh
Blue and White
Yesh Atid -
Telem
21 ,
22 ,
23
Druze
Fateen Mulla
Likud
21 ,
23 ,
24
Druze
Hanna Mwais
Hadash
9
Mohamed Naffa
Hadash
12
Druze
Said Nafa
Balad
17 ,
18
Druze
Elias Nakhleh
Progress and Development
Cooperation and Development
Jewish-Arab Brotherhood
Cooperation and Brotherhood
4 ,
5 ,
6 ,
7
Amal Nasser el-Din
Likud
8 ,
9 ,
10 ,
11
Druze
Diyab Obeid
Cooperation and Brotherhood
5 ,
6 ,
7
Niven Abu Rahmoun
Joint List
20
Saleh Saad
Zionist Union
20
Druze
Osama Saadi
Joint List
Hadash -
Ta'al
Joint List
20 ,
21 ,
22 ,
23 ,
24
Sunni Muslim
Ahmad Sa'd
Hadash
14
Ali Salalha
Meretz
24
Druze
Taleb el-Sana
Arab Democratic Party
United Arab List
13 ,
14 ,
15 ,
16 ,
17 ,
18
Bedouin
Sondos Saleh
Joint List
23
Saleh Saleem
Hadash
13 ,
14
Ibrahim Sarsur
United Arab List
17 ,
18 ,
19
Sunni Muslim
Mtanes Shehadeh
Ra'am –
Balad
Joint List
21 ,
22 ,
23
Christian
Sami Abu Shehadeh
Joint List
22 ,
23 ,
24
Shachiv Shnaan
Labour
Independence
17 ,
18
Druze
Saleh Suleiman
Progress and Work
3
Hana Sweid
Hadash
17 ,
18 ,
19
Christian
Wasil Taha
Balad
16 ,
17
Salah Tarif
Alignment
Labor Party
One Israel
12 ,
13 ,
14 ,
15 ,
16
First Arab Minister (
Minister without Portfolio ), also Deputy
Knesset speaker , Druze
Tawfik Toubi
Maki
Rakah
Hadash
1 ,
2 ,
3 ,
4 ,
5 ,
6 ,
7 ,
8 ,
9 ,
10 ,
11 ,
12
Second longest serving Knesset member (41 years, 5 months and 9 days) after
Shimon Peres
Wael Younis
Joint List
20
Majalli Wahabi
Likud
Kadima
Hatnuah
16 ,
17 ,
18
Druze, Former Deputy
Knesset speaker , briefly acting
President
Muhammed Wattad
Alignment
Mapam
Hadash
10 ,
11
Abd al-Hakim Hajj Yahya
Joint List
Ra'am –
Balad
20 ,
21
Sunni Muslim
Heba Yazbak
Ra'am –
Balad
Joint List
21 ,
22 ,
23
Sunni Muslim
Jamal Zahalka
Balad
Joint List
16 ,
17 ,
18 ,
19 ,
20
Abbas Zakour
United Arab List
17
Tawfiq Ziad
Rakah
Hadash
8 ,
9 ,
10 ,
11 ,
12 ,
13
Haneen Zoabi
Balad
Joint List
18 ,
19 ,
20
Sunni Muslim.
[3] First Arab woman elected to the Knesset on an Arab party's list.
Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi
Mapam
Alignment
6 ,
7 ,
8
First Arab Deputy Minister
Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi
Meretz
24